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Last Updated: 01-18-2025

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011825 New energy system for autonomous underwater vehicles can replace lithium
011825 New electrolyte can make sodium-sulfur battery better than Li cells
011025 Female Entrepreneur Set to Revolutionize Transportation for All of Africa, After Transforming her Native Ghana
011425 Scientists Turn Industrial Waste into Batteries for Storing Renewable Energy
011025 Electric fungi: The biobattery that needs to be fed | ScienceDaily
011025 Could we feed the world with the world’s waste
011025 AI-designed enzyme devours plastic trash in days
011025 Alien Water Hyacinth is Lethal for Lakes–But it’s Being Turned into Biodegradable Plastic Bags and Plant Pots
010425 New method turns e-waste to gold | ScienceDaily
010425 Taking a cue from lightning, eco-friendly reactor converts air and water into ammonia | ScienceDaily

Agriculture

Farming

A new breed of climate-friendly crops never need replanting
Reviving bison herds revives prairies, better than cattle
A drastic revolution in the way we eat and farm could limit habitat lost to agriculture to a mere 1%

Fertilizer

Breakthrough Zero-Carbon Fertilizer Set to Take Root Across the World as ‘Biochar’
Researchers Invent Way to Turn Harmful Mine Waste into Healthy Soil
Recycling urine may reduce the carbon footprint of fertilizer
A truly circular solution: Turning bioplastic made from plants into nutrients to grow new crops

Food Production

Paul Stamets Holds the Patent That Could Put Monsanto Out of Business - disinformation
Desert Farm Grows 17,000 Tons of Food without Soil, Pesticides, Fossil Fuels or Groundwater | CSGlobe
A Team of Scientists Just Made Food From Electricity — and it Could be the Solution to World Hunger
Scientists Hack Photosynthesis to Make Crops Produce More, But With Less Water
Chinese scientists report starch synthesis from carbon dioxide
‘Genetic Goldmine’ That Could Help Crops Survive Global Warming is Unearthed in the Desert
New Smart Pack Could Make Food Poisoning a Thing of the Past, and It's Eco-Friendly
Chinese Method For Growing Veggies Year-Round in Frigid Canada Really Works–And Has No Heating Costs
Covering Crops in Red Plastic Can Boost Yields Up to 37 Percent
Lab-grown meat and insects 'good for planet and health' - BBC News
Bangladesh Farmers Digging Simple Wells Have Created an Irrigation Wonder–With Rice Overflowing
Beetleburgers could soon reach mass production - helping to feed the world - Study Finds
Using artificial methods for growing crops co | EurekAlert!
This data scientist has a plan for how to feed the world sustainably : Short Wave : NPR
Insect Farm Hatches Plan for Greener Animal Feed for Chickens and Pigs

Pest & Herbicides

14-Year-old Wins ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ for Inventing Pesticide Detector For Fruits and Vegetables
Farmers Use Bees to Deter Elephants from Romping Over Crops–a Win-Win for All

Recycling

Scientists Are Recycling Wastewater to Reclaim Valuable Phosphorous to Put Back in Soil
Nutrient-Rich Human Waste is Poised to Sustain Agriculture and Improve Economies, Say Researchers

Waste Reduction

A growing number of restaurants are reducing food waste : Short Wave : NPR

Yeilds

A Comparison of urban vs conventional farms yields surprises
"Smart soil" grows 138% bigger crops using 40% less water
Groundbreaking discovery: Zinc can make crop | EurekAlert!
Proof from tomatoes that biofertilizers increase yields

Stop Raking to Help Your Local Wildlife: Join the 'Leave The Leaves’ Campaign This Autumn

Battery

A breakthrough in inexpensive, clean, fast-charging batteries | ScienceDaily
Free of Heavy Metals, New Battery Design Could Alleviate Environmental Concerns | IBM Research Blog
Brazilian Student Creates Cheap Electricity - YouTube
'Battery' that bottles sunshine could bring a new solar revolution
Researchers Accidentally Make Batteries Last 400 Times Longer | Popular Science
Inventor lands deal to manufacture ‘swappable’ aluminium-air battery that can power electric cars for 1,500 miles
Breakthrough Solar System Uses Recycled Aluminum to Store Energy—Without Batteries
World's Smelliest Fruit Could Charge Your Mobile Phone in ‘Exceptional’ Way, Says New Research
Exciting New Scavenger Technology Can Generate Energy From the Surface of Metal
Natural Organisms in Soil Can Power Lights With This Bio Battery, Which May Be World’s Most Disruptive Technology
This Swedish carbon-fiber battery could revolutionize car design | Ars Technica
A long-lasting, stable solid-state lithium battery
Company Says its Multi-Day Storage Batteries For Renewable Energy Are the Holy Grail We've Been Waiting For
Batteries of the Future Set to be Cheaper and Better – Thanks to Sugar
Scientists Create Biodegradable Batteries That Can Be Buried in Soil After Use
Scientists at Stanford Revitalize Batteries By Bringing ‘Dead’ Lithium Back to Life
EV Charging Answer: Quantum Technology Will Cut Time it Takes to Charge Electric Cars to Just 9 Seconds
World’s First CO2 Battery to Offer Long-Duration Energy Storage at Half the Cost
Scientists Invent Ultra-Thin Battery-Like Device that Generates Electricity from Air Moisture—Perfect for Health Monitors
Penn State Battery Tech Breakthrough Paves Way for Mass Adoption of Affordable/Fast Charging Electric Cars
New invention: The oxygen-ion battery -- ScienceDaily
621-mile range EV battery charges in six minutes and works in any weather
An ingredient in toothpaste may make electric cars go farther: New fluoride-containing electrolyte paves the way for high performance, long-lasting batteries -- ScienceDaily
NASA May Have Just Cracked the Code for Replacing Lithium in Batteries: ‘Double or even triple the energy’
Chinese-developed nuclear battery has a 50-year lifespan — Betavolt BV100 built with Nickel-63 isotope and diamond semiconductor material | Tom's Hardware
Solid State EV Batteries Overcome Safety, Climate Concerns of Lithium-ion While Charging Faster and Lasting Longer
‘Install and forget’ soil-powered batteries could bring cheap, clean energy to farms in Europe | Euronews
Extracting lithium just got cheaper and more sustainable
Researchers unveil scalable graphene technology to revolutionize battery safety and performance | ScienceDaily
World's Largest Battery to Revolutionize Renewable Energy Storage in Maine with 'Reverse Rusting'
Green Batteries for EVs and Phones May Use Iron as The Key to Better, Cheaper Lithium-ion Options
Battery Breakthrough Could Give Electric Cars ‘Big Range Boost’ and Create Longer-lasting Batteries
Finland sand battery stores 100MW energy with 2,000 tons of soapstone
Long-lasting Solid-state Lithium Battery From Harvard May Solve a 40-year Problem
This Innovation Could Extend Little-Used Zinc Battery Lifespan Hundreds of Times to Create Battery Revolution
New non-flammable battery offers 10x more energy, lasts 110 hours
Rice ash boasts 700 mAh storage capacity, double battery power
QuantumScape’s ‘Cobra’ supercharges EVs with 844 Wh/L energy density

Chemistry

Breakthrough Might Finally Destroy the Harmful 'Forever Chemicals' in Our Water
New 'forever chemical' cleanup strategy discovered | ScienceDaily
Enzyme-inspired catalyst puts chemicals in right position to make ethers | ScienceDaily

Electronics

Samsung Cuts Energy Usage of Their Computer Chips by 50% In Big Market Innovation

Energy Solutions

Ammonia

Chemists Discover New Way to Harness Clean Energy From Ammonia
Japanese researchers find a simple and affordable way to store hydrogen
New device produces critical fertilizer ingredient from thin air, cutting carbon emissions | ScienceDaily

Bacteria

Newly Discovered Enzyme Turns Air Into Electricity, Promising a New Clean Source of Energy

Biofuels

Engineers unveil breakthrough in ultra-clean biofuel technology | ScienceDaily
Waste oil turned into biodiesel in just 60 minutes, can power vehicles
From eyesore to asset: How a smelly seaweed could soon fuel cars
Cooking oil turned into renewable fuel. No refinery required

Geo Thermal

Geothermal Power is Finally a Reality After Next-Generation Breakthrough of Carbon-Free Energy in Nevada

Hydrogen

New discovery may be breakthrough for hydrogen cars
Electricity from seawater: New method efficiently produces hydrogen peroxide for fuel cells
World's Largest Green Hydrogen Plant Will Soon Be Turning California's Trash into Ultra-Cheap Fuel
Zero-Emission Trucks Set To Make New Zealand A World Leader In Hydrogen Energy
Clean Energy Breakthrough: Making Hydrogen Is Hard, but Researchers Just Solved a Major Hurdle
Los Alamos National Lab works on hydrogen-powered trucks | KOB 4
A New Electrocatalyst Massively Improves the Commercial Viability of Green Hydrogen
Researchers engineer photosynthetic bacteria to produce hydrogen | Ars Technica
Tokyo University Uncovers a Solution to the Problems of Hydrogen Fuel Production – Use Rust
New Nanoscale Material Harvests Hydrogen Fuel From the Sea
German auto giants place their bets on hydrogen cars | Reuters
This Is Why Hyundai Wants To Popularize Hydrogen Fuel
‘We will make zero-CO2 hydrogen from natural gas so cheaply we could give it away for free’ | Recharge
Dual‐Doping and Synergism toward High‐Performance Seawater Electrolysis - Chang - 2021 - Advanced Materials - Wiley Online Library
Researchers develop advanced catalysts for clean hydrogen production
Hydrogen from plastic waste: Japanese corporations' plan could be boon for resource-constrained nation | Recharge
An enzyme system for the hydrogen industry: Platinum-free biocatalyst for fuel cells and water electrolysis -- ScienceDaily
Easy aluminum nanoparticles for rapid, efficient hydrogen generation from water
Researchers Make ‘Giant Leap’ to Produce Affordable Renewable Hydrogen
Toyota’s prototype 'cartridge' is a way to make hydrogen portable | Engadget
How Green Hydrogen Could End The Fossil Fuel Era | Vaitea Cowan | TED - YouTube
Power failure leads scientists to a revolutionary new way of generating hydrogen
Engineers developed a breakthrough method to generate hydrogen gas in one-step process
New catalyst could be key for hydrogen economy: Inexpensive catalyst uses energy from light to turn ammonia into hydrogen fuel -- ScienceDaily
A membrane-based seawater electrolyser for hydrogen generation | Nature
Researchers in China create device to directly split seawater to produce hydrogen
New Solar-Powered Invention Creates Hydrogen Fuel from the Air
Direct seawater electrolysis by adjusting the local reaction environment of a catalyst | Nature Energy
Scientists reveal breakthrough that could lead to cleaner hydrogen energy -- ScienceDaily
New catalysts for solar hydrogen production -- ScienceDaily
Rooftop panel could make hydrogen fuel cheap—and commonplace
Low-cost artificial leaf can produce hydrogen for weeks
New catalyst can enable liquid hydrogen fuel in vehicles
Chicken Feathers Can Replace "Forever Chemicals" inside Renewable Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Lowering Cost
French Shale Gas Company Discovers Hydrogen Gas Well that Could Start Renewable Revolution in Coal Country
Concentrated sunlight puts cheap solar hydrogen within reach
New method makes hydrogen from solar power and agricultural waste | ScienceDaily
A recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater, and caffeine | ScienceDaily
Better way to produce green hydrogen | ScienceDaily
Making GH2 at sea: UK startup plans fleet of sail ships with onboard electrolyzers -  
Scientists cut harmful pollution from hydrogen engines | ScienceDaily
New low-temperature nickel-cobalt catalyst yields 50% more hydrogen
122024 Hydrogen from waste: 'Zero-Gap' tech boosts clean fuel production

Hydro-Electric

Pumped-storage hydroelectricity - Wikipedia
Lakes will be converted into colossal power plants: free electricity in the U.S.

Kinetic

First Hybrid Floating Ocean Platform Can Generate Power From Waves, Wind, And Solar
How Ocean Waves Can Generate Powerful Electricity

Nuclear

Fusion

Canadian Startup to Build $400M UK Plant to Harness Nuclear Fusion in Entirely New Cost-Effective Way
World's Largest Experimental Nuclear Fusion Reactor Generates First Plasma in Japan
What is ITER?

Fision

Nuclear waste U.S. could power the U.S. for 100 years
Ex-SpaceX engineer is building 'meltdown-proof' portable nuclear reactors

Other Sources

Researchers Use Wastewater to Generate Electricity – While Cleaning It Up
Radio Waves Turned Into Electricity : Discovery News
Study points to metal powders as potential replacement for fossil fuels
Electricity generated with water, salt and a 3-atoms-thick membrane -- ScienceDaily
Material can turn sunlight, heat and movement into electricity—all at once
'Star in a Jar’ Fusion Reactor Works and Promises Infinite Energy
The remarkable power of the prickly pear - BBC Future
Generating Light from Darkness: Joule
Physicists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene
South Korean Scientists Perfect Renewable Power from Urine While Cleaning Wastewater
Algae-powered computing: scientists create reliable and renewable biological photovoltaic cell | University of Cambridge
Carbon-Negative Plant Opens in Turkey Turning Algae Into Bio-Jet Fuel and So Much More
Floating 'artificial leaves' ride the wave of clean fuel production -- ScienceDaily
Scientists Stumble on New Way to ‘Hack’ Photosynthesis For Renewable Energy
Scientists Working to Generate Electricity From Thin Air Make Breakthrough
Scientists find way to make energy from air using nearly any material
How scientists turned humid air into renewable energy by accident
California Scientists Unveil Fire-Safe Liquid Fuel That Does Not React to Flame
Researchers use ancient Amazonian tech to turn waste into battery gold
Scientists come up with new type of jet fuel made out of excrement | Unexplained Mysteries
Sky's the limit for biofuels | ScienceDaily
Rucksacks, mobile phones to generate power using this new coating
In a back-to-the-future move researchers use a compound in candles for grid energy storage
Small ‘Magic Balls’ for Grid Power Lines Can Increase Capacity by 30%–Coming to the US
Jet fuel made from food waste could slash flying emissions far more than virgin biofuels
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Extract from a common kitchen spice could be key to greener, more efficient fuel cells
Spain’s Olive Oil Producers Turn Tons of Their Pits into Fuel–For Homes, Planes and Industry
Breakthrough brings body-heat powered wearable devices closer to reality | ScienceDaily
Linking wastewater and coal plants could slash emissions
Frontiers | Photocatalytic water splitting for large-scale solar-to-chemical energy conversion and storage

Solar

A 'bionic leaf' turns solar energy into chemicals and fuels
Nigerian Entrepreneur Invents Giant Solar-Powered Refrigerators That Cut Spoilage to Help Farmers Earn 25% More
Solar-Powered Refrigeration Trucks Will Cut Pollution From Idling Diesel Engines
New method for converting solar energy into electrical power using photo-bioelectrochemical cells
Turning sunshine into liquid gold
Solar cell design with over 50% energy-conversion efficiency
Scientists design solar cell that captures nearly all energy of solar spectrum
'Cyborg' bacteria deliver green fuel source from sunlight - BBC News
Electricity-Generating Windows Could Turn Skyscrapers into Solar Farms
Solar Panels Built From Waste Crops Can Make Energy Without Direct Light
‘Radical’ Solar Breakthrough Allows Energy to Now Be Stored for Up to 18 Years, Say Scientists
‘It keeps on going’: driving the world’s first production-ready solar car | Solar power | The Guardian
Engineers Turn Water into Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel Using Solar Radiation
Revolutionary New Clean Fuel Developed that Could See Cars Being Powered by Sunshine
Twisting under the stroboscope -- Controlling crystal lattices of hybrid solar cell materials with terahertz light -- ScienceDaily
Kitchen appliance could make solar panels easier to recycle
Artificial leaves can now directly make liquid fuels
The Car Fueled Entirely by the Sun Takes Huge Step Towards Production
New generation perovskite solar cells can be printed ‘like newspapers’
New nanogenerators offer 140x power density, could replace solar cells
China: Cost-effective TOPCon solar cell ditches silver for aluminum
These windows could harness power from both outdoor sunlight and indoor artificial light
Korean firm achieves world record solar cell efficiency of 28.6%

Thermo Electric

Device Wraps Around Hot Surfaces to Turn Wasted Heat to Electricity
New heat-to-electricity tech beats battery storage with 60% efficiency

Wind

New Wind Turbines Could Power Japan for 50 Years After a Single Typhoon
This groundbreaking motionless wind turbine is 50% more efficient than regular turbines
How Britain is turning the North Sea into a massive power plant - YouTube
New biomass-based resin developed for recyclable wind turbine blades

Methane

British Company Develops First Tractor in the World to be Completely Powered by Cow Dung
Catalyst for 'one-step' conversion of methane to methanol | ScienceDaily
A catalyst can turn methane into something useful | ScienceDaily

Wireless

Thanks to DARPA, Tesla's dream of wireless energy is coming

Forestry

African Forest Farming Initiative Making A Difference to Thousands with Tree-Planting and Microlending
This Wonder Tree is a Game-Changer for Rainforest Agriculture in Honduras And Deforested Sites Worldwide

Furniture

We can now 3D print as much wood as we want without cutting a single tree

Glacier

'Mating Glaciers' High up in Pakistan's Mountains Could Yield Climate Change Gamechanger

Greenhouse Gases

CO2

CO2 Capture

This 'personal carbon sequestration' device uses algae to capture CO2
MIT engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air | MIT News
A sustainable new material for carbon dioxide capture
A Surprising Substance May Be Key in Capturing CO2 in the Atmosphere
Climate change: pulling CO2 out of the air could be a trillion-dollar business - Vox
New model suggests scrubbing CO2 from the atmosphere
Australian researchers set record for carbon dioxide capture
Electrochemically mediated gating membrane with dynamically controllable gas transport | Science Advances
Carbon dioxide removal sucks
The World’s Biggest Plant to Suck Carbon Dioxide From the Sky Is Up and Running
New 'game-changing' technology removes 99% of carbon dioxide from the air
Topping Soil With Rock Dust Could Suck Billions of Tons of CO2 From the Air and Increase Crop Nutrients – Study
Zem prototype electric car removes CO2 from the air as you drive it around
Carbon capture is here—it just isn’t evenly distributed | Ars Technica
More Efficient Way to Suck Up CO2 From Air By Storing it in Baking Soda and Water
Volcanic Microbe Discovered Can Eat CO2 ‘Astonishingly Quickly’ to Cut Climate-Heating Gases
Tiny Marine Microbe 'Could Turn Out to be Secret Weapon in Battle Against Climate Change'
This ‘living paint’ traps carbon dioxide and produces oxygen
Electrified charcoal sponge soaks up CO2 from the air
The ‘World’s Largest’ Vacuum to Suck Up Carbon Emissions Begins Operating in Iceland
Eight Ounces of This Powder Removes as Much CO2 from the Air as a Tree
Clever new CO2-storing fuel tank could usher in carbon-free shipping
Buildings that will absorb CO2 from the air: this tycoon has made the ultimate building material
New chemical structures show vastly improved carbon capture ability | ScienceDaily
Trillions of Microscopic Sea Plankton Recruited to Solve the Carbon Problem

CO2 Repurposing

Building Materials From CO2

Carbon dioxide capture and efficient fixation in a dynamic porous coordination polymer | Nature Communications
Experiment 'turns waste CO2 to stone' - BBC News
Engineers find neat way to turn waste carbon dioxide into useful material
Capture Carbon in Concrete Made With CO2 - IEEE Spectrum
How an Indian Architect is Sucking Carbon Emissions Out of the Air and Turning it into Stylish Tiles
Canadian company creates concrete from carbon dioxide in the air
Decarbonization Tech Instantly Converts Carbon Dioxide to Solid Carbon
Scientists Engineer Bacteria to Eat CO2 and Release Valuable Acetone and Isopropyl That are Carbon-Negative
Renewable plastic made from carbon dioxide and plants -- ScienceDaily
The key to lowering carbon dioxide emissions is made of metal

Chemicals From CO2

Breakthrough study unveils key steps for turning CO2 into valuable chemicals | ScienceDaily

Coal From CO2

Scientists turn CO2 ‘back into coal’ in breakthrough carbon capture experiment | The Independent

Electricity From CO2

Scientists convert carbon dioxide, create electricity
Researchers Create Nanogenerator Capable of Using Greenhouse Gas to Produce Electricity
Artificial plant guzzles carbon and produces electricity

Energy From CO2

This Battery Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Energy

Food From CO2

These "biosolar panels" suck up CO2 to grow edible algae
California Start-Up Wants to Create "Air-Based Meat"
Breweries are turning carbon dioxide into liquid gold - CNN
Startup Raises $9 Million for its New Method to Recycle CO2 into Protein-Rich Animal Feed
Algae's surprising potential to help ease climate change worries | ScienceDaily
Powered by renewable energy, microbes turn CO2 into protein and vitamins | ScienceDaily

Fuel From CO2

Carbon Engineering - Taking CO2 Right Out Of The Air To Make Gasoline
Carbon Engineering Makes Gasoline by Capturing Carbon Dioxide From the Air
Creative thinking: Researchers propose solar methanol island using ocean CO₂ | Ars Technica
'Green methane' from artificial photosynthesis could recycle CO2
Proven one-step process to convert CO2 and water directly into liquid hydrocarbon fuel
A Canadian start-up is removing CO2 from the air and turning it into pellets - ScienceAlert
Researchers can now convert CO2 from the air directly into methanol fuel - ScienceAlert
A new leaf: Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into fuel -- ScienceDaily
New "Bionic" Leaf Is Roughly 10 Times More Efficient Than Natural Photosynthesis - Scientific American
Scientists Accidentally Discover Efficient Process to Turn CO2 Into Ethanol
The 'Miracle Material' Strikes Again. Graphene Can Turn CO2 Into Liquid Fuel
Artificial Leaf Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel - Scientific American
Discovery could lead to sustainable ethanol made from carbon dioxide
Researchers discover new electrocatalyst for turning carbon dioxide into liquid fuel
Engineers Developed a Way to Convert Harmful CO2 Emissions into Chemical Building Blocks For Fuel
Argonne National Lab Breakthrough Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Ethanol
Audi has successfully made diesel fuel from carbon dioxide and water - ScienceAlert
Crack it! Energy from a fossil fuel without carbon dioxide | EurekAlert! Science News
Recycling Combustion: Creating Fuel From Carbon Dioxide
Researchers discover effective pathway to convert carbon dioxide into ethylene
Photoelectrochemical CO2-to-fuel conversion with simultaneous plastic reforming | Nature Synthesis
Clean Fuel Made by Pulling CO2 From Air and Plastic Waste–Powered Only by the Sun and Photosynthesis

Fuel and Water From CO2

Crystalline nets harvest water from desert air, turn carbon dioxide into liquid fuel | Science | AAAS
In a first, solar tower brews jet fuel from water and CO2

Water From CO2

Avnos launches the world’s first hybrid direct air capture system in California -  

Visible light energy yields two-for-one deal when added to CO2 recycling process | ScienceDaily

Methane

Methane Capture

P.E.I. farmer assists in near-eradication of methane from cow farts - Prince Edward Island - CBC News
Student Invents Toilet That Converts Poop into Energy – And Pays in Digital Currency if You Help to Fill it!
“Chemical Looping” – Scientists Find a Way To Transform Toxic Sewer Gas Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel
Catalyst can control methane emissions in natural gas engines -- ScienceDaily

Methane Reduction

One farmer's seaweed discovery could help slow methane emissions — and change the world - CBS News
Baby kangaroo fecal microbes could reduce methane from cows – WSU Insider

Infastructure

Housing

A Startup Is Using Recycled Plastic to 3D Print Tiny $25,000 Prefabricated Homes in LA

Building Materials

Making Building Materials Out of Fast-Growing Grasses Capture More Carbon Than Trees for US Startup
Visionary Gardener Turns Piles of Beached Seaweed Into Bricks for Sustainable Construction
Scientists create material 10 times stronger and more eco-friendly than traditional glass - Study Finds
Premiere of Innovative Low-Carbon Cement: Will ‘Be in That Building for Decades to Come’

Lighting

French Town to Light its Streets With Bacteria Luminescence That Needs No Electricity

Switzerland's Brilliant Plan For Underground Cargo Delivery Tunnels to Reduce Traffic is Now Underway

Manufacturing

Textile

New Fabric Inspired by Squid is Leading to Temperature-Controlled Clothing

4 New twist on synthesis technique promises sustainable manufacturing | ScienceDaily

Mineral Extraction

Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lithium from seawater - MINING.COM
Sieving lithium out of salty waters gets a bio boost
Scientists find huge trove of rare metals needed for clean energy hidden inside toxic coal waste | CNN

Plastics

Enviromentally Friendly

"First plastic demonstrated to not create microplastics" has been tested
New Type of Plastic Made Directly From Organic Plant Waste Could Be the Game-Changer We Need
New Plant-Derived Sustainable ‘Plastic’ is Tough as Bone and Hard as Aluminum
These Edible Straws Harness Nature to Replace Single-Use Plastic and Help Local Farmers
Prawns into Plastic: Ingenious Australian Teen Turns Shrimp Shells into Biodegradable Plastic Wrap
This 'edible water bottle' could put an end to plastic packaging
These Scientists Are Fighting Ocean Plastic With Biodegradable Flip Flops Made From Algae
Say hello to biodegradable microplastics | ScienceDaily
Startup Replaces 6 Million Plastic Bags with Prototype Made from Corn Waste That Decomposes in 180 Days
Innovative plastic degrades 15 times faster than paper in the sea

Pollution Solutions

Air

Scientist invents way to trigger artificial photosynthesis to clean air | EurekAlert! Science News
This Tower Filters 273 Hot Air Balloons-Worth of Pollution per Day in India City

Agricultural

Researchers help to control cancer-causing poison in corn | ScienceDaily

Algae

New Tool to Mitigate Algal Blooms Is Making Breakthrough Results in Utah, Scientists Say

Chemical

3D-printed ceramic ink removes 75% of deadly PFAS from water
New filtration material could remove long-lasting chemicals from water | ScienceDaily

Electronic

Eco-Friendly Sponges Made of Dairy Byproduct Can Extract Gold from Old Computer Parts - Good News Network

Heavy Metals

Genetically Engineered Yeast Soak Up Heavy Metal Pollution | American Council on Science and Health
Scientists Discover Simple Way to Remove Heavy Metal From Water Using Plant Waste

Heat

Personal cooling device overcomes AC’s flaws
New Sustainable Roofing Material Can Naturally Keep Buildings Cool Without A/C
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Professor Develops Technology That Cools People Down – Without Electricity or AC
This Ancient AC System will Cool your House Without Electricity

Nuclear Waste

Unlocking the power of molecular crystals: A possible solution to nuclear waste: Potential applications could lead to a net-zero world -- ScienceDaily

Plastics

Bio-Degrading

Say hello to biodegradable microplastics | ScienceDaily
Enzyme Discovered in a Cemetery's Compost Heap Can Break Down PET Plastic in Record Time - Good News Network
'Superworm' With Appetite for Polystyrene Could be Key to Mass-Scale Recycling
Texas Scientists Have Created a Protein That Breaks Down Plastic Bottles
Carbios Opens Plant to Change the Recycling Game by Breaking Down Plastic Bottles With Enzyme From Leaves
New Plant-Based Bottles and Cups Backed by Coca-Cola And Dannon Can Degrade in a Year
Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles | Environment | The Guardian
Plastic-eating caterpillar could aid disposal - Unexplained Mysteries
A Worm May Hold The Key To Biodegrading Plastic : The Two-Way : NPR
Mushrooms could solve the war on plastic, says Kew Gardens
Innovative Plant Will Recycle Polystyrene Foam and Recover Valuable Resources Using All-Wind Power
A sea change for plastic pollution: New material biodegrades in ocean water: Marine microorganisms found to feast on new polyurethane materials used in sustainable shoes -- ScienceDaily
Fungi is helping to turn ocean trash into treasure for prescription drugs - Study Finds
Compostable Plastic Wrap Made from Seaweed Can Withstand Heat–and Biodegrade in Weeks
Microbes that Digest Plastic at Low Temps Are Discovered in the Alps and the Arctic
These ‘geo-neutral’ cups and bowls can magically disintegrate after use — and they’re based on a 5,000-year-old technology
Self-healing plastic becomes biodegradable -- ScienceDaily
Sustainable plastic made more compostable -- ScienceDaily
Wood decay fungi show enhanced biodeterioration of low-density polyethylene in the absence of wood in culture media | PLOS ONE
Scientists develop artificial 'worm gut' to break down plastics | ScienceDaily
Wastewater bacteria can breakdown plastic for food | ScienceDaily
Newly-Developed Enzyme That Breaks Down Plastic Bottles in Hours is On Track to Change the Recycling Game
Easily Compostable Bioplastic Now Replaces Millions of Plant Pots Across New Zealand While Nourishing Soil

Filtering

College Students Invent Device That Curbs Microplastics Emitted From Tires–And They Won a Dyson Award
Students Design Beach Vacuum That Can Suck Up Microplastics While Leaving All the Sand
This Irish teenager may have a solution for a plastic-free ocean - CNN
Mix. Remove Nanoplastics from Water. Repeat.
A new use for biochar: Sifting microplastics from farm soils
Teens Invent Device that Removes Microplastics with Ultrasound Waves, Winning $50k
Cotton and Squid-Bone Sponge Can Soak Up 99.9% of Microplastics, Scientists Say

New Process ‘Vaporizes’ Plastic Bags and Bottles to Help Make Recycled Materials
This chemical breakthrough could recycle a notorious plastic

Textile

Did scientists find a solution to our textile waste problem?

Greener and cleaner: Yeast-green algae mix improves water treatment | ScienceDaily

Water

Researchers Unveil Reusable 'Sponge' for Soaking Up Marine Oil Spills–Even in Frigid Waters
Water filter removes toxic metals with charcoal and whey - Futurity
This Tiny Device Could Provide Clean Water for 663 Million People
How to strip 99 per cent of harmful BPA from water in 30 minutes | New Scientist
Texas Researchers Use Okra to Remove Microplastics from Wastewater
Revolutionary Filter Uses Moss to Capture Pollutants And Microplastics Before You Drink Them
Researchers Develop Water Treatment that Zaps 'Forever Chemicals’ for Good
Plant-Based Filter Removes Up to 99.9% of Microplastics from Water
Removal of bentazone using activated carbon from spent coffee grounds - Rocha - Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology - Wiley Online Library
Microbes found to destroy certain 'forever chemicals' | ScienceDaily
Designer bacteria clean wastewater and generate power

Recycling

Battery Recycling

Breakthrough in Recycling EV Batteries Can Recover 100% of Aluminum and 98% of Lithium Thanks to Swedish Scientists

Electronics Recycling

Recyclable circuit boards for sustainable electronics
Researchers Demonstrate Fully Recyclable Printed Electronics | Duke Pratt School of Engineering

Food Waste Recycling

China plans facility to turn kitchen food waste into fuel for ships

Metal Recycling

The uptake characteristics of Prussian-blue nanoparticles for rare metal ions for recycling of precious metals from nuclear and electronic wastes | Scientific Reports

Paper

European cities give their dead leaves to this startup to turn them into shopping bags and paper | Euronews
150 Brands Unite to Clean Up Our Paper Supply – Saving Global Forests and Improving Recycling
This Startup Is Using Dead Leaves to Make Paper Without Cutting Trees

Plastic Recycling

Construction Begins On First Ever Commercial Plastics-to-Fuel Factory in the US
Scientists Develop Breakthrough Method for Recycling Industrial Plastics at Room Temperature in 20 Minutes
A Firm Is Turning Low-Grade Plastic Waste Into Useful Oil
Kenyan Woman’s Startup Recycles Plastic Waste into Bricks That Are 5x Stronger Than Concrete
Revolutionary New Recycling Method for Plastic and Waste is Solving Two Problems With One Stream
The man who paves India's roads with old plastic | World news | The Guardian
Japanese Inventor creates machine that transforms plastic bags into fuel | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building
This Japanese Invention Can Recycle Plastic into Oil
New type of plastic is a recycling dream | Ars Technica
Scientists Just Revealed a Brand New Type of Endlessly Recyclable Plastic
Plastic upcycling: From waste to fuel for less: Problem plastics could be diverted from landfills and converted into fuel sources with new technology -- ScienceDaily
Breakthrough Means Polyethylene Bags and Jugs Can Finally be Upcycled to Solve Several Problems at Once
Team recycles previously unrecyclable plastic -- ScienceDaily
This Vending Machine Refills Cleaning Products—Reigning in Plastic And Saving You Money
An Infinitely Recyclable Plastic Could Solve the World’s Pollution Problem
Hartshorn salt and 'baking' solves a serious environmental problem -- ScienceDaily
Plastic Waste Can Now be Turned into Soap Thanks to Eureka Moment from Virginia Tech
Plastic production via advanced recycling lowers GHG emissions | ScienceDaily
Scientists Engineered a Bacteria to Eat Plastic Bottles and Transforming Them into Useful Liquids
Fishing Nets and Carpets Can Molecularly Recycled Thanks to Genius Chemist and Brand New Catalyst
Sir David Attenborough Backs This New Tech That Can Recycle All Plastics
Scientists Create World's First Truly Biodegradable Single-use Plastic That 'Eats Itself' in Just 2 Weeks
Tough plastics broken down with common chemical, sunlight, air

Wind Turbines

Company Devises Ingenious Method of Repurposing Old Wind Turbines: ‘The perfect time’

Take-out Containers Turned into Valuable Seaweed Chemical Using Rays of Sunlight
General Electric Produces Its First 100% Recyclable Wind Turbine That Can be Reconstructed as It Ages
Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish
TerraCycle
Loop
Call2Recycle | United States
Swiss researchers can turn old lightbulbs into fresh rare-earth minerals | Live Science

Sea Ecology

Volunteers ‘De-seaweeding’ Results in Dramatic 600% Improvement of Coral Regrowth
Full Recovery for Coral Reef Within 4 Years – The Speed of Restoration They Saw was ‘Incredible’
Broadcasting Audio of Healthy Reef Sounds Can Spur Degraded Coral to New Life
Man Postpones Retirement to Save Reefs After He Accidentally Discovers How to Make Coral Grow 40 Times Faster
Florida Aquarium becomes first in the world to reproduce ridged cactus coral in human care - CNN
Scientists Breeding Corals for the Great Barrier Reef Achieved First-Ever Out-of-Season Spawning Event

Sanitation

Bill Gates is backing a revolutionary waterless toilet - here's how it works - ScienceAlert
Startup Cleans Up Laundry Detergent With Powerful Soap That Uses Bio Ingredients
In Cleveland, mushrooms digest entire houses: How fungi can be used to clean up pollution

Social

Remote work 1 day/week cuts carbon by only 2%; Full-time 54%

Textiles

Clothing

Shells to Sweaters: Sustainable 'Sea Wool' Earns Millions for Taiwan Business Spinning Oyster Shells into Yarn

Transportation

The First Operational Hoverboard Has Arrived | Mysterious Universe
Will your driverless car be willing to kill you to save the lives of others? | Science | The Guardian
Germany unveils zero-emissions train that only emits steam | The Independent
Climate change: 'Bath sponge' breakthrough could boost cleaner cars - BBC News
BYD's Fully Electric Refuse Trucks Make It Easy To Upgrade Fleets To Zero Emissions
Ford’s F-150 Lightning Pro is an electric pickup truck for businesses - The Verge
World's First Totally-Green Tractor Set to Plow Down European Farming Emissions
Volvo Launches 3 New Massive Electric Truck Models for Heavy Duty Uses, Representing 2/3 of Company’s Sales
100% Hydrogen-Powered Jet Engine Successfully Tested by EasyJet and Rolls-Royce
World’s First Solar Car Goes into Production – a 4 Passenger EV That Can Run on the Sun
Car makes record-breaking 621-Mile Trip on single charge powered by the Sun
Hydrogen-Powered Swiss Jet May Herald Return of Supersonic Flight–And Cut Travel Time By 75%
Vermont Startup's Electric Plane That Lifts-Off Vertically is Really Taking Off
Toyota CEO: "This New Engine Will Destroy The Entire EV Industry!" - YouTube
California Man Builds Solar-Powered Trike with Stuff in His Garage—And it's Catching On
Students Build Solar-Powered Pop-Up Van For Touring in a Brilliant Mobile Home That Has Zero Emissions
Aptera Solar-Powered Car With ‘1,000-Mile’ Range Gets 7,000 Preorders for Delivery in 2021
World's First Electric Aircraft Flight Powered by New Liquid Hydrogen–Flew for 3 Hours
This Sleek New LA Commuter Train Is Pollution-Free
Toyota Prius shatters fuel efficiency world record with 93 MPG drive
Chinese EV maker Xpeng's Kunpeng system could boost range by 869 miles
UK’s 1st battery train hits 75 mph, runs 43 miles on single charge

Water

Distilation

Solar Powered Water Distiller Turns Salt Water into Fresh Drinking Water with Only Sunlight Required | The Free Thought Project
For First Time, Water Produced by Sunlight to Be Even Cheaper Than Tap Water

Condensation

Scientists Perfecting New Way to Turn Desert Air into Water at Much Higher Yields
Device Pulls Dozens of Liters of Water from the Air–Already Being Installed in Jordanian Desert Homes
How Fog Nets Are Making Water Abundant in Arid Africa – And May Be Useful in California
Cheap Gel Packs Can Pull Many Liters of Water From Even Desert Air
Device Can Turn Air into 1,900 Gallons of Water a Day - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com
In dry California, some buy units that make water from air
New Device Creates Water From Thin Air
Device pulls water from dry air, powered only by the sun
Solar-Powered Panels Pull Water Out of the Air For Navajo Families Who Have None
‘Milking’ the Air for Water: Zero-Energy Technique Doubles Survival Rate for Young Trees to Reforest After Fires

Desalination

New Solar-Powered Desalinator Keeps Producing Clean Water Without Needing Sunshine
Wave-Powered Desalination System Produces 13,000 Gallons of Drinking Water a Day From Each Buoy
Turning Seawater Into Drinking Water – With the Push of a Button
Solar-powered system offers a route to inexpensive desalination: Passive solar evaporation system could be used to clean wastewater, provide potable water, or sterilize medical tools in off-grid areas. -- ScienceDaily
Solar-Powered Desalination Device Will Turn Sea Water Into Fresh Water For 400,000 People
Graphene filter can make seawater drinkable - Unexplained Mysteries
Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy: Modular, off-grid desalination technology could supply families, towns -- ScienceDaily
Making seawater into drinking water with the help of the sun | Business | DW | 02.08.2017
Graphene-based sieve turns seawater into drinking water - BBC News
Scientists Make Sea Water Drinkable, Produce 6.3 Million Litres A Day
Shocking new way to get the salt out | MIT News
Egypt has developed a game-changing low-power water desalination technique - Yahoo Finance
Scientists are turning salt water into drinking water using solar power - ScienceAlert
A Rose Inspired This Design For the Smartest Way to Collect And Purify Water
Billions of People Could Benefit from This Breakthrough in Desalination That Ensures Freshwater for the World

Gravity

How to pull water out of air using only gravity

Purification

New technology uses ordinary sunlight to disinfect drinking water | Stanford News
New device produces hydrogen peroxide for water purification
Academics build ultimate solar-powered water purifier
Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS

Recycle

Indian IT Worker Designs New Eco-Friendly Sewage Treatment Method with the Sacred Cow as His Inspiration - Good News Network

Other

Tackling water shortages with the 'Star Wars' tech
Weird, water-oozing material could help quench thirst: Nanorods' behavior first theorized 20 years ago, but not seen until now -- ScienceDaily
Millions of Plastic Bottles Will Be Offset As Remote Town Gets Renewable Drinking Water Created from Sunlight

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